Common phrases you might use in an interview

Hey, everyone.

Welcome to another video from the Learn English with Cambridge channel.

If I were to interview in English right now, would you know what to say?

Nowadays it has become more and more common for

companies to interview job applicants in English.

Even if you speak well, you might be caught off

guard not knowing exactly what to say.

So, it's important to be prepared for these questions.

With that in mind, in this video I’ll give

you examples of common job interview questions and how to best answer them.

Are you ready? Let’s go.

Hello, Rebecca.

Thanks for coming.

It’s a pleasure to meet you. So, tell me about yourself.

For this question it’s important to have a strategy to answer.

A good idea is to talk about personal aspects such

as personality characteristics that can be applied in the workplace.

Words like outgoing, communicative, analytical or

open-minded are some examples.

And talking about past working experiences is also a good idea.

You can use phrases like, I have worked with, and the area

of work for the amount of time you have done it.

Or even talk about your study experience abroad.

Well, I'm very outgoing, and I'm extremely communicative,

and I love meeting new people and teaching.

And I have been working with education for over 15 years,

and I have studied abroad for three years.

That’s great to know.

And what would you say is your greatest strength?

Talking about your strengths is telling the interviewer about what

you do naturally and well.

You can use words like high achiever, flexible, organised and strategic.

You can use phrases like, I'm a high achiever.

Or even, what makes me stand out is being strategic.

And don’t forget to back up your strength with how you use it.

I guess you could say, I'm a high achiever.

I love to have goals, and I'm very motivated

to start and complete all of my tasks.

And what makes me stand out is my ability to learn very

quickly and teach it to other people.

That’s is very interesting, Rebecca. Where do you see yourself in five years?

Talking about the future is always uncertain.

The idea here is to show what are your intentions for your career

and this possible job.

You can use phrases using the modal would,

I’d love to know, to learn, to have the opportunity.

Or using the simple future with will, such as, in five years I will be a manager.

Well, in five years I hope I will be a renowned teacher that helps

people learn English in a fun and simple way.

I also would love to have the opportunity

to learn more about recording and editing videos professionally,

so I can make my content even better.

Great, Rebecca. Thank you so much for being here.

Everything looks great to have you on board the Learn English with

Cambridge YouTube channel.

We'll be in touch. Thank you very much.

Now, you have a lot of preparing to do well on your next job interview.

Let's start practising by answering one of the questions from this video

in the chat box.

Choose one of them and think about how you would answer in a job interview.

Then write it here in the comments section.

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